Though not allowed to speak, Hu just told the world his position on the movement in Hong Kong.

Hu Jia has been committed to such movements in China as pro-democracy, human rights, environmentalist, and anti-HIV/AIDS. In 2008, he was sentenced to three-and-a-half years after being charged with “inciting subversion of state power.” He had pleaded not guilty at his trial, drawing a lot of international attention. In the same year, he was awarded the Sakharov Human Rights Prize of the European Parliament in recognition of his contribution to human rights. He was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for many years.

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Bound by a common conviction, the fates of a woman living in Beijing and a man living in New York become inextricably linked in a story of courage and freedom.

From the award-winning director of “Tibet: Beyond Fear”, Free China: The Courage to Believe, examines the widespread human rights violations in China through the remarkable and uplifting stories of Jennifer Zeng, a mother and former Communist Party member, and Dr. Charles Lee, a Chinese American businessman, who along with hundreds of thousands of peaceful citizens are imprisoned, tortured and even killed for their organs.

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